chwys

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh chuis, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨs, from Proto-Celtic *swissos, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɨːs/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /χwiːs/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʍiːs/

Noun

chwys m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. sweat

Derived terms

• crys chwys (“sweatshirt”)
• chwarren chwys (“sweat gland”)
• chwyslyd, chwysol (“sweaty”)
• cochwys (“sweaty and bloody”)

Further reading

• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies